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US 5,029,771 AGranted
Spinner tool for cartridge reel
OwnerVincent J. Ranoiainventor
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Abstract
A spinner tool device for use with a cartridge reel having a reel hub with openings for engagement with a motor drive, comprising a spinner body having a front face sized to access said reel hub, at least one projection pin on said face for engagement with said reel hub, an annular rim on said body sized to align said pin with said hub to permit rotational engagement, and handle means for gripping said body and rotating said hub.
Claims1
A manual spinner tool device (10) for use with a cartridge reel mounted for free floating in a housing (11) having an opening (47), the reel having a reel hub 17 with openings (35), comprising;
- a generally cylindrical spinner body (19) having a front circular face (23) sized to access said reel hub (17) and a circular rear face (32);
- a pair of diametrically spaced projection pins (21) on said face (23) for engagement with the openings (35) in the reel hub (17);
- an annular rim (25) on said body (19) adjacent said rear face (32) and sized to fit the cartridge opening (47) to center said hub in the axial center (43) of the cartridge reel to space said reel from the inside of said cartridge housing, said circular rear face (32) having a larger in diameter than the cartridge opening (47) to limit the axial movement of said rim (25) into cartridge opening (47);
- handle means (27) for gripping said body (19) and rotating said hub (17), said handle means extending from said rear face (32) and having an axially centered cylindrical handle haivng a grip increasing surface (29) on at least a portion thereof;
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- a second pair of pins (49) projecting from said rear face (32) outboard of said centrally located handle (27) providing leverage means for rotating the spinner tool.
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